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Principles of ecological design: Integrating Technology, Economics and Ecology Principles of Ecological Design gives insight, inspiration and guidance for a radical redesign of our way of life. It illuminates a way to disengage from corporate consumer culture, and create a more fulfilling lifestyle. These principles are fundamental to any green building or ecological living initiative. -More Info-
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The Hand-Sculpted House
A cob cottage is the ultimate expression of ecological design. Made of the oldest, most available materials imaginable, cob houses are not only compatible with their surroundings, the are their surroundings. This beautiful book will guide you through all stages of planning and building your cob home. -More Info-
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The New Create an Oasis with Grey Water
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The New Create an Oasis with Greywater: Choosing, Building, and Using Greywater Systems Create an Oasis with Greywater describes how to choose, build, and use twenty different types of greywater systems. It thoroughly covers all greywater basics, and will benefit everyone who is using or contemplating the use of greywater. This 5th edition of the world’s best-selling greywater book includes 50 pages of new text, photos, and figures, as well as the entire text of our Branched Drain Greywater Systems book. -More Info-
Author: Art Ludwig. Oasis Design, 2006. 8.5x11, 145 pages, 53 figures, 130 photos. ISBN 0964343398. $20.95.
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Builder's Greywater Guide: Installation of Greywater Systems in New Construction and Remodeling A supplement to Create an Oasis which will help building professionals or homeowners work within or around building codes to successfully include greywater systems in new construction or remodeling. Includes information on treatment effectiveness, sample US codes, and permit submissions. -More Info- Author: Art Ludwig. Oasis Design, 1995-2006. 8.5 x11, 54 pages, 8
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Flow Splitters (hardware) Special plumbing fittings which reliably split a gravity flow of unfiltered greywater into two streams, for use in branched drain greywater systems. -More Info-
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Three Way Diverter Valves (plastic) Special valves used to switch greywater between alternate destinations. -More Info-
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Water Storage (book), Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands (book), plus our two water downloads free: Water Quality Testing Procedures and Information Packet and Understanding Wild Water.
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A do-it-yourself guide to designing, building, and maintaining water tanks, cisterns and ponds, and managing groundwater storage. It will help you with your independent water system, fire protection, and disaster preparedness, at low cost and using principles of ecological design. Includes how to make ferrocment water tanks. -More Info-
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Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands
Turn water scarcity into water abundance: A do-it-yourself guide for conceptualizing, designing, and implementing sustainable water-harvesting systems for home, and landscape use. -More Info-
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Water Quality Testing Procedures and Information Packet A set of downloadable files which will help you learn water testing techniques which are an optimal combination of simple, inexpensive and accurate; improve the design of your testing program; learn the limitations of testing; and learn how to get more out of your interpretation of water testing results. -More Info-
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Understanding Wild Water & Staying Clean Ecologically in the Wilderness Understanding how nature processes and reuses "wastes" is a prerequisite not only to camping responsibly, but to designing any ecological wastewater system. This article will benefit anyone who spends much time outdoors. An understanding of these principles ideally would be required of anyone who designs water or wastewater systems. -More Info-
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This is a download list of common plumbing and masonry tools and components, in English, Spanish and pictures. It includes use tips (how to make good joints in PVC and galvanized, for example), and doubles as a shopping list for hardware store runs, which was the use for which it was originally developed. -More Info-
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Bicycles— Explains why and how to install your own grease fittings
so your bearings vastly outperform "sealed" bearings at a fraction
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Edible Landscaping— Includes over a hundred recommended cultivars of subtropical and low chill deciduous fruit trees, with information on drought, frost and shade tolerance, which varieties give the best fruit, bearing seasons, etc. Geared towards the home orchardist between 25 and 40 degrees from the equator. NOTE, this is a BETA VERSION, about 60% complete and 85% accurate. This is still probably the most complete and accurate information you can find on these trees in one list. -More Info-
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Energy— Superefficient, ultra low emmission wood fired heaters you can build for yourself in a weekend for less than a hundred dollars. -More info-
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Sustainable Development— Seventy seven pages in Spanish on the ecological systems design for an indigenous village in Mexico. Water supply, sanitation, cultural preservation...it's all here. There's an introduction and summary in English. -More info- Author: Art Ludwig, published by Oasis Design, March 2004. 8.5x11, 77 pages, 125 photos, graphics and tables
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Community— Practical information distilled from first hand sources on how to establish an intentional community, including structural, interpersonal and leadership issues, decision-making methods, vision statements, and the development of a legal structure, and profiles well-established model communities. -More info-  Author: Diana Leafe Christian. New Society Publishers, January 1, 2003. 9.1 x 7.3 x 0.7, 272 pages, ISBN: 0865714711. $27.95 |
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